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From: Joerg on 2 Jun 2010 18:04 John Larkin wrote: > On Wed, 02 Jun 2010 12:34:15 -0700, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> > wrote: > >> John Larkin wrote: >>> Shot from our conference room: >>> >>> ftp://jjlarkin.lmi.net/Sun_1.jpg >>> >>> Somebody covered the billboard across the street with plywood, and now >>> two guys are working with chisels and mallets to strip away the darker >>> surface layer and make an image. >>> >> The guy in the left bucket must be pretty brazen. All it takes is a >> minor swipe from a car that veered off the right lane and ... >> >> >>> We rented out one window to a time-lapse photographer, who will >>> eventually produce a video ad for the sponsor. $500 will fund a pretty >>> nice barbeque. >>> >>> The lighthouse is part of the cafe/car wash. I don't know why they >>> need a lighthouse. Across the street is another lighthouse, part of >>> the u-store business. Goodwill, on a third corner, has sort of a >>> lighthouse too. >>> >> What happened to the palm tree in front. It doesn't look all that >> healthy. Oh, hey, gas is 6c cheaper out here :-) > > They hacked the trees last week, for better photography I guess. > > Gas does cost more in downtown SF than where you (or I) live. The car > wash top-end detailing job is fabulous, for about $250. It's worth it > if you're trying to sell a car. > > The camera in the conference room goes SNAP! every 30 seconds. It > freaked me out at first, after hours. He's taken over 12,000 4Kx4K > images so far. > > Here's the guy's site: > > http://chadrichard.typepad.com/ > > Check out the fog in the Big Sur flic. > That is nice. We have the same happen here more inland. When our Rottweiler was younger and a big chunk of fog would come at him while in the deck he'd growl at it. Made it go away, worked every single time. -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ "gmail" domain blocked because of excessive spam. Use another domain or send PM.
From: krw on 2 Jun 2010 18:27 On Wed, 02 Jun 2010 12:36:34 -0700, Jim Thompson <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon(a)On-My-Web-Site.com> wrote: >On Wed, 02 Jun 2010 12:34:15 -0700, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> >wrote: > >>John Larkin wrote: >>> Shot from our conference room: >>> >>> ftp://jjlarkin.lmi.net/Sun_1.jpg >>> >>> Somebody covered the billboard across the street with plywood, and now >>> two guys are working with chisels and mallets to strip away the darker >>> surface layer and make an image. >>> >> >>The guy in the left bucket must be pretty brazen. All it takes is a >>minor swipe from a car that veered off the right lane and ... >> >> >>> We rented out one window to a time-lapse photographer, who will >>> eventually produce a video ad for the sponsor. $500 will fund a pretty >>> nice barbeque. >>> >>> The lighthouse is part of the cafe/car wash. I don't know why they >>> need a lighthouse. Across the street is another lighthouse, part of >>> the u-store business. Goodwill, on a third corner, has sort of a >>> lighthouse too. >>> >> >>What happened to the palm tree in front. It doesn't look all that >>healthy. Oh, hey, gas is 6c cheaper out here :-) > >36� Cheaper here :-) $.79 cheaper here (WallyWorld is $2.369 today, BP this weekend was $2.399).
From: langwadt on 2 Jun 2010 18:27 On 2 Jun., 20:55, John Larkin <jjlar...(a)highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote: > Shot from our conference room: > > ftp://jjlarkin.lmi.net/Sun_1.jpg > > Somebody covered the billboard across the street with plywood, and now > two guys are working with chisels and mallets to strip away the darker > surface layer and make an image. > > We rented out one window to a time-lapse photographer, who will > eventually produce a video ad for the sponsor. $500 will fund a pretty > nice barbeque. > > The lighthouse is part of the cafe/car wash. I don't know why they > need a lighthouse. Across the street is another lighthouse, part of > the u-store business. Goodwill, on a third corner, has sort of a > lighthouse too. > > John why didn't they do the carving before they put it up? would be easy with a cnc router too. Not artsy enough? :) price gas here in Denmark is around twice that -Lasse
From: PeterD on 2 Jun 2010 19:15 On Wed, 02 Jun 2010 12:34:15 -0700, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: >John Larkin wrote: >> Shot from our conference room: >> >> ftp://jjlarkin.lmi.net/Sun_1.jpg >> >> Somebody covered the billboard across the street with plywood, and now >> two guys are working with chisels and mallets to strip away the darker >> surface layer and make an image. >> > >The guy in the left bucket must be pretty brazen. All it takes is a >minor swipe from a car that veered off the right lane and ... > > >> We rented out one window to a time-lapse photographer, who will >> eventually produce a video ad for the sponsor. $500 will fund a pretty >> nice barbeque. >> >> The lighthouse is part of the cafe/car wash. I don't know why they >> need a lighthouse. Across the street is another lighthouse, part of >> the u-store business. Goodwill, on a third corner, has sort of a >> lighthouse too. >> > >What happened to the palm tree in front. It doesn't look all that >healthy. Oh, hey, gas is 6c cheaper out here :-) Gas is over 50c cheaper here, I filled for 2.55 on Monday.
From: Jim Thompson on 2 Jun 2010 19:48
On Wed, 02 Jun 2010 12:36:34 -0700, Jim Thompson <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon(a)On-My-Web-Site.com> wrote: >On Wed, 02 Jun 2010 12:34:15 -0700, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> >wrote: > >>John Larkin wrote: >>> Shot from our conference room: >>> >>> ftp://jjlarkin.lmi.net/Sun_1.jpg >>> >>> Somebody covered the billboard across the street with plywood, and now >>> two guys are working with chisels and mallets to strip away the darker >>> surface layer and make an image. >>> >> >>The guy in the left bucket must be pretty brazen. All it takes is a >>minor swipe from a car that veered off the right lane and ... >> >> >>> We rented out one window to a time-lapse photographer, who will >>> eventually produce a video ad for the sponsor. $500 will fund a pretty >>> nice barbeque. >>> >>> The lighthouse is part of the cafe/car wash. I don't know why they >>> need a lighthouse. Across the street is another lighthouse, part of >>> the u-store business. Goodwill, on a third corner, has sort of a >>> lighthouse too. >>> >> >>What happened to the palm tree in front. It doesn't look all that >>healthy. Oh, hey, gas is 6c cheaper out here :-) > >36� Cheaper here :-) > > ...Jim Thompson Just filled up at 42� cheaper :-) ...Jim Thompson -- | James E.Thompson, CTO | mens | | Analog Innovations, Inc. | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | Phoenix, Arizona 85048 Skype: Contacts Only | | | Voice:(480)460-2350 Fax: Available upon request | Brass Rat | | E-mail Icon at http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | The only thing bipartisan in this country is hypocrisy |